Samsung I9000 Galaxy S Review and Specifications

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S is a smartphone with Android 2.1 (Eclair) OS and ARM Cortex A8 1 GHz processor, High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 7.2 Mbps and High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 5.76 Mbps 3G specifications, it weighs 118 g and its dimension is 64.2 * 122.4 * 9.9 mm with Super Active Matrix OLEDs (C-Type) display screen, its resolution is WVGA (480 * 800) and 4.0 inches size, 16 Million colors.

The battery is a standard Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion) 1500 mAh battery with a stand by power of 576 h max and a talk time power of 393 min max. The camera is of 5 Mega Pixels with face detection, smile detection, geo-tagging, etc., Its has 16 GB memory, 512 MB RAM, 2 GB ROM, and extendable micro SD till 32 GB. Both MP3 and MP4 players are available, its audio jack is 3.5 mm. The phone comes in two colors such as black and white.

Its other features include Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 and profiles like GAP, SSP, SDAP, HSP, HFP1.5, A2DP, AVRCP, and etc., EDGE, GPRS, micro USB v2.0, WAP, AGPS, TV-output, FM radio and FM radio RDS, editors for image, video and documents, mobile printing, web pages like Google, Maps, Gmail, Picasa, GTalk, and etc., voice commands, HTML browsers like Chrome Lite, Flash Lite, also has flight mode, SMS, MMS, RSS Feeds, email and IM. Open Mobile Alliance device management (supports provisioning, configuration of device, software upgrades and fault management) and data synchronization are available.

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S Specifications :

Dimensions :
64.2 * 122.4 * 9.9 mm with Super Active Matrix OLEDs (C-Type) display screen, its resolution is WVGA (480 * 800) and 4.0 inches size

when compared to : Nokia N8 its dimensions are 113.5 * 59.1 * 12.9 mm with Active Matrix OLEDs capacitive touchscreen, and 3.5 inches

iPhone its dimensions are 115.2 * 56.8 * 9.3 mm, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 3.5 inches

Blackberry Torch its dimensions are 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm with TFT capacitive screen, 3.2 inches

Weight : 118g

when compared to : Nokia N8 weighs 135 g , iPhone weighs 137 g , Blackberry Torch weighs 161 g

3G : High Speed Downlink Packet Access of 7.2 Mbps and High Speed Uplink Packet Access of 5.76 Mbps which is same for all mobiles compared above

16 million colors

Battery :

standard Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion) 1500 mAh battery with a stand by power of 576 h max and a talk time power of 393 min max

when compared to : Nokia N8 has standard Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery with stand by power of 400 h and talk time power of 6 h

iPhone has standard Li-Po 1420 mAh battery with stand by power of  3oo h and talk time power of 7 h

Blackberry Torch has standard Li-Ion 1300 mAh standard battery with stand by power of 340 h and talk time power of 6 h

Camera :

5 Mega Pixels with face detection, smile detection, geo-tagging, etc., whereas Nokia N8 has 12 MP camera

Memory :

16 GB memory, 512 MB RAM, 2 GB ROM, and extendable micro SD till 32 GB

when compared to : Nokia N8 has 16 GB, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM

Blacknerry Torch has 4 GB, 512 MB RAM and ROM

MP3 and MP4 players

3.5 mm audio jack

Colors : black, white

Wi-Fi : IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

  • Bluetooth v3.0 and profiles like GAP, SSP, SDAP, HSP, HFP1.5, A2DP, AVRCP, and etc.,
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • Micro USB v2.0
  • WAP, AGPS
  • TV-output
  • FM radio and FM radio RDS
  • Editors for image, video and documents, mobile printing, web pages like Google, Maps, Gmail, Picasa, GTalk, and etc.,
  • Voice commands
  • HTML browsers like Chrome Lite
  • Flash Lite
  • Flight mode
  • SMS, MMS, RSS Feeds, email and IM
  • Open Mobile Alliance device management (supports provisioning, configuration of device, software upgrades and fault management) and data synchronization are available.

Nokia N8 Review Price Specifications

Nokia N8 is the first mobile to come with the OS Symbian ^3 and it is expected to be released by Q3 2010 though it is announced in April.Other new features other than Nokia’s N series like N97 is only its HDMI port and a 12-megapixel camera.When most of the Nokia mobiles look attractive and Nokia is also known for its good finish and elegant look Nokia N8 is an exception.Mobile doesn’t look good and it does not even have an appealing appearance.With HDMI port its easy to display videos,Images and Music on compatible television and projectors.With Symbian OS its easy to download thousands of applications.This Symbian ^3 based mobile doesn’t seem to be better than iPhone or other Android based phones.

Below are the features of N8

Dimensions

Size: 113.5 x 59 x 12.9 mm
Weight (with battery): 135 g
Volume: 86 cc

Display,user interface and Input Methods

Screen size: 3.5″
Capacitive touch screen
Orientation sensor (Accelerometer)
Compass (Magnetometer)
Physical keys (Menu key, Power key, Lock key, volume keys, Camera key)
Finger touch support for text input and UI control
On-screen alphanumeric keypad and full keyboard

Power
Talk-time (maximum):GSM 720 mins
Standby time (maximum):GSM 390 h

Memory

Internal memory: 16 GB
MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 32

Connectivity

Bluetooth 3.0
HDMI
2mm Charging connector
Micro USB connector and charging
High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
USB On-the-Go
3.5 mm AV connector
FM Radio
FM Transmitter

Available Colours

Anodized aluminium casing, available in:
Silver white
Dark grey
Orange
Blue
Green

Price of N8 mobile is about $499 and in India it could be around 22,000Rs